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ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to quantify the level of carbon monoxide pollutant in the as a result of generator usage in business centres in the campus. A three-week fieldwork exercise was carried out to quantify the atmospheric level of the gas pollutant, determined using a GPS and a portable carbon monoxide gas reader, questionnaires were also administered to understand the business operator perception generator usage. The relative wind speed was determined using a portable anemometer, it was taken for each sample location at the time of taking reading, and the wind speed ranges from 0.6m/s to 1.9m/s. The outcome of the readings, was spatially analysed using GIS (ArcMap) 10.3.1 to create a carbon monoxide distribution map using kriging interpolation technique. Also, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics was performed on the various readings to test the stated hypotheses. The results showed that the level of the pollutant gas is quite significant, standing at a general average of 12.5 ppm (parts per million) of atmospheric carbon monoxide across the business centres within the school. The result of the carbon monoxide pollutants as compared to the World Health Organisation (WHO) standard also indicated that the level of the pollutant within the campus is not above the acceptable standard. Wind movement, also affects outdoor level of carbon monoxide pollutant.
